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B05AA Blood substitutes and plasma protein fractions

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: drips and solutions given into a vein

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 27 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. B Blood and blood forming organ drugs 1,013 medicines
    1. B05 Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions 194 medicines
      1. B05A Blood and related products 27 medicines
        1. B05AA Blood substitutes and plasma protein fractions 27 medicines
          1. B05AA01 albumin 21 medicines
          2. B05AA06 gelatin agents 3 medicines

7 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Albumeon 20 200 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) –
Albunorm 20% 200 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Albunorm 25% 250 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Albunorm 4% 40 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Albunorm 5% 50 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Alburex 20 200 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Alburex 5, 50 g/l, solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Albutein 200 g/l solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (B05AA01 albumin) –
Albutein 250 g/l, solution for infusion no longer supplied (B05AA01 albumin) –
Albutein 50 g/l solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (B05AA01 albumin) –
Flexbumin 200 g/l solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (B05AA01 albumin) –
Gelofusine Ecobag SPC (B05AA06 gelatin agents) –
Geloplasma solution for infusion SPC –
Haemaccel SPC no longer supplied (B05AA06 gelatin agents) –
Human Albumin Baxalta 200 g/l solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) –
Human Albumin Biotest 20% solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) –
Human Albumin Biotest 5%, solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Human Albumin Grifols 200 g/l, solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) –
Human Albumin Grifols 50 g/l, solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) –
Octalbin 20%, 200 g/l, solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Octalbin 5%, 50 g/l, solution for infusion SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Octaplaslg powder and solvent for solution for infusion SPC –
Octaplaslg, solution for infusion SPC –
Volplex SPC (B05AA06 gelatin agents) –
Zenalb 4.5, A 45 g/l of Human Albumin solution for infusion (4.5% solution) SPC (B05AA01 albumin) Prescription only (POM)
Zenalb20, A 200 g/l of Human Albumin solution for infusion (20% solution) SPC (B05AA01 albumin) –
Zenbumin 20, 200 g/l, solution for infusion no longer supplied (B05AA01 albumin) –

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group B05AA

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